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The bodies of 20 children have been found tied together and burned close to their kibbutz after being murdered by Hamas militants. Volunteer recovery teams made the disturbing shortly after discovering a naked woman's body bound in metal underneath rubble. As more residents return home after being forced to flee the violence of Hamas militants, the grim reality of the assault against civilians is becoming clearer. Rescuers said the children's bodies were found just a few miles off Kibbutz Be'eri, near the easter border with Gaza. Their claim appears to match an earlier report from a member of Zaka South,...

In addition, the President presented shocking photos of atrocities in the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri, which he visited this morning. In the booklet, recovered on the battlefield from a Hamas terrorist who was killed after taking part in the attack on Israel, terrorists are advised in detail on how to carry out the kidnapping. According to the description, the kidnappers are required to create chaos and intimidation, coercing and blindfolding captives, using electric shocks, and instructing them to execute any person who may pose a threat or distraction. They were also instructed to collect the captives and use them as...

. When Hamas militants launched .., Be’eri had just over 1,000 residents. By the time Israeli forces finally recaptured Be’eri more than three days later, at least 120 of those kibbutzniks were dead. And an unknown number of others are being held hostage in the Gaza Strip. “We find more and more bodies all the time,” said Major-General Itai Veruv, .. and who accompanied foreign and Israeli journalists to the shattered kibbutz on Wednesday. “I served more than 39 years, and I am used to seeing problems and difficulties on the battlefield. But this is not a battlefield. This is...

More than 100 bodies have been found in the Israeli kibbutz Be’eri, as details gradually emerge of the horror that unfolded as Palestinian Hamas militants launched their deadly surprise attack. Be’eri, a self-sustaining farming community of 1,000 residents near Gaza, was one of first places targeted by militants who breached the border early Saturday morning, and among the hardest hit. Civilians were killed and taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities and videos obtained and authenticated by CNN. Heavily armed militants arrived in Be’eri on motorbikes around 7 a.m., just half an hour after they breached the typically high-tech, tightly guarded...